First he was a little shy and unsure of himself
After a good heart to heart, I saw his walls begin to crack
All he wanted was some love
And a hug!
Seriously now, if anyone knows its ID I would be eternally grateful. I’ve searched on many websites trying to find out what type it is. It’s a hefty guy as you can see from the below photo, and I have found photos on websites… Only they never had ID’s on them! Highly frustrating.
Then yesterday I found this Lady running around:
At first I thought it was a Pine Ladybird
But after checking on the good old internet, I discovered it’s actually a Kidney Spot Ladybird
7 comments:
Hi Liz....such a cute post.....and skilled photography.....
What plant was it on?? I have just had a quick look through my butterfly and moth book and have found some that are similar but not identical.......
Whatever it is I would be more than happy.......
Whoops, I meant to mention, it was on a Willow!
I wonder if it only has the cute wig and eyes because it's on a different inster to that normally photographed?
It's a big boy, like that of a Hawk Moth, just without the little tail that they have!
Hi,
Wow, such great photos of the caterpillar. They can be surprisingly hard to spot in the garden, despite their bright colours.
Joe - Thanks :)
I was actually hunting for blackberries on our back hedge - growing amongst the Willows and saw this huge beastie. I believe my reaction was something along the lines of 'Jesus, Pete look at the size of this beast!'
It was very close to my face as I was literally in amongst the willows and having to push them back to get to the brambles.
Hi Liz.....we are on the same wave length here....I thought some sort of hawk moth....I am going to have a good browse through my RSPB wildlife book....if I find that little beauty I will let you know what it is......
never seen him before!! he is a cracker though!! make a lovely snack for some bird!
Lovely pictures and narrative Liz; he's a great wee beastie indeed!
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